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Maier to ITCCCA Hall of Fame

November 10, 2016

The
Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches
Association (ITCCCA) has
announced that former RHS Women's Track
and Field Head Coach Joe Maier has been
selected for induction into its
Hall of
Fame as a member of the 2017 Class.
Maier amassed a 202-50 (.802) record with
the Knights over the 1975 - 2002 seasons
includintog a unbeaten string running through
8 seasons.
Maier HOF Nomination

RHS New Coach Named

October 16, 2016

With
the hiring of Knights Coach Andrew Jacobi
(Top) as Director of Bands at Ottawa High
School, Richwoods was again in the market
for a Head Coach for the Women;s Track &
Field Team. Jacobi had served as Head Coach
for the 2016 season and previously had been
an assistant eith the team.Richwoods
Athletic Director Ron Dwyer has now
announced the hiring of Richwoods teacher
Matt Luckey (Bottom) to fill that position.
Luckey currently also serves as the Head
Coach of RHS Sophomore Football Team.

Another World Record Time

August 27, 2016

Olympic
Champion Ruth Jebet broke world record to
win the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the
Meeting de Paris IAAF Diamond League
Meet.
Her time of 8:52.78* shattered the previous
mark of 8:58.81 set by Gulnara Galinka at
the 2008 Olympics.
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Fast Times

August 16, 2016

The rundown of the 2016 outdoor season has
seen 3 well aged world records broken.
In the 400, South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk
ran :43.03 atthe Rio Olympics to break
Michael Johnson's :43.18 mark from 1999.
On the women;s side, Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana
crushed the 1993 standard set by China's
Junxia Wang in the 10,000 running 29:17.45.
And in July American Kendra
Harrison bested the even older 100H mark at
:12.20. The previous record was set in 1988
by Bulgaria's Yordanka Donkova.
Videos of these and all major event records
- here

Smith's High Standings

May 25, 2016

Sophomore Knight Tiarra Smith's p.r. and
season best of :14.73 in the 100H made her a
repeat All-Stater in the event with her
Class AA 4th Place finish. That time also
was the 14th best among all class finishes
in the event at the meet. Overall it was the
16th best in Illinois of the season,
290th best in the U.S., and ranks her as
the
29th best sophomore in the country for
2016.
Congratulations to her.

PJS Honor Roll Meet

May 25, 2016

Richwoods' lack of depth was apparent at the
annual Journal Star Honor Roll as the
Knights season efforts had produced only 2
qualifiers for the all star meet. Sophs Noah
Worthy and Tiarra Smith had previously
qualified in the Shotput and 100H
respectively. Smith won her event
notwithstanding a near half second slower
performance than at State with a :15.12
outing. Worthy's 34' 7" throw placed her 8th
at the meet.
Complete Results

Smith 4th at State

May 21, 2016

Tiarra Smith ran a PR :14.73 to place 4th at
the Class AA State Championships

District 150 Woeful

May 7, 2016

Once
again Peoria District 150 schools
demonstrated their inability to compete as
the 3 Peoria schools finished at the bottom
of the Big 12 Conference meet.

The meet was
won by Peoria Notre Dame with a series of
quality performances led by Senior distance
runner Maryjeanne Gilbert's triple gold
medal day with wins in the 800, 1600 and
3200. Gilbert and fellow Irish senior Vicky
Gruzka (Triple Jump, Long Jump) combined to
garner 5 wins over the course of the evening.

Manual's DeAmbrea Brown claimed the only
other gold medallion for the City of Peoria with a 42'
7.5" toss in the shotput.

Updated Information

Knights Continue to Search

April 10, 2016

The Knights, who continue to search for
their competitive nature, had an upclose and
personal view of that side of some of the
stronger teams in the state, including East
St.Louis, Edwardsville, Springfield High and
Southeast, at the Tom McBride Invitational
at Springfield Southeast.
On a cold and clear afternoon the Knights
were simply overwhelmed by the talent and
volume of the opposition. Nonetheless,all
was not dark, as the young Richwoods group
did make better efforts at competing.
Of particular note were freshmen Rose Gentry
and Tahja Wright.
Gentry moved past the 100; mark in the
discus.Her throw of 101' 3' placed her 15th
onthe
Richwoods All Time Lists. Wright ran
:64.60 in the 400 meter dash. Her converted
time of :64.4 placed her at RHS #37.
Results

Knights and Weather Remain Cold

April 6, 2016

Richwoods again fielded limited entries in
its meet at IVC. A number of members
remained seated due to vacation absences.
The team remained nearly as cold as the
weather which produced strong winds, brief
hail and sleet and temperatures inthe 40's.
the Knights finished the quadrangular meet
in 3rd place.
Results

Knights Fall in Outdoor Opener

March 31, 2016

Richwoods failed to take advantage of
Morton's vacation absence of 32 team members
and lost its outdoor opener to the host
Potters, 47-81.
Knight Freshman Miracle Brandscumb took the
wins in both short sprints (:13.7 and
:30.3). Soph Noah Worthy also was a double
winner for Richwoods in taking the Discus
(102' 2" -
RHS All Time #14) and the Shotput (35'
6"). Frosh Rose Gentry's second place throw
in the Discus of 97' 1" makes her
RHS All Time #20.
Results

2016 Girls AA Previews

2016 Schedule Released

December 28, 2015The Knights'
2016
Schedule has been released. Changes
include the additions of the IVC Coed
Invitational and the City of Peoria
Championship Meet.
Easy access to maps for all meets may be
found via the
Schedule and Results and
Maps links on our
site.

Richwoods All Time Dual Meet Record

Let's Compare

Consistency

Chart of
annual All-State perfomances by area large schools since 2000.

Smith Highly Ranked

June 23, 2015
Track
ranking service DyeStat currently lists
Richwoods' Tiarra Smith as holding the 20th
best time nationally among all 100m
freshman hurdlers.
Top 25 List

Major IHSA T&F Changes

September 11, 2015

*Sectional meets will medal and score to 8
places.
*Preliminary sand jumps and throws will not
carry over to the finals at State.
*Waterfall starts in1600 and 3200 at
Sectional and State.
Full Advisory Committe minutes

McGraw, IHSA T&F Head, To Retire

August 30, 2015

IHSA Assistant Executive
Director Ron McGraw will retire at the
conclusion of the 2015-16 school year.
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100M World Finals - Bolt 9.79 - Gatlin
9.80

US 1500 Meter Hope Spiked

Through It, Not To It !!

August 24, 2015
Let's all say it together now, "Run through
the finish, not to it!"
Had America's Molly Huddle remembered the
saying, she would be wearing the World
Championship Bronze Medal now.
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